AGRICULTURE

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AGRICULTURE Techniques have changed!Agricultureisthe science and industryof managing the growth of plantsIn agriculture, nowadays, farmers are still doing the same activities

as in the ancient ages.

What has changed over the years?

Module 1What 's Agriculture? raising animalsfor human usetillingplantingharvestingraising livestockmarketingAgriculture in the European Unionsix million people are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.Let's have a look at the picturesmore specializationamalgamation/fusion of small farms into bigger holdings.the farmers get more and more conscious of the costs, profits, efficiency and business/marketing rules.production methods are refined/improved and standardised/regulated.Average crops yieldshave increasedby more than 55%since the 1950sthey are 2% of the Union's GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTThe economy of scalesincreasing of productionextensive use of mechanizationModern agriculture

relies on

*engineering*technology*biology*physics *chemistry

drainageconservation irrigationsanitation

took to a reduction of the labour force. Modern production methodsreduce the costs giveseveral kinds of foodselective breeding techniquesfertilizer herbicidespesticidesfungicidesinfluencepacking processingmarketing made possiblequick-freezingdehydration techniqueswhich increase markets for farmFAOFood and Agricultural Organization